“We don’t want anyone to waste their time filling out an application form unnecessarily, so we’re urging everyone who is celebrating their sixtieth birthday after October 6 to hold off applying to us for their bus pass. This is because the age people are eligible for a pass is slowly rising from 60 to 65 years of age.

“So, anyone who is turning 60 from October 6 should apply to Staffordshire County Council in May 2011, when they will be eligible for their bus pass. However, we are still processing passes for disabled people until March 31, 2011.”